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I was thinking about how I remember Maxis fondly, and I got to wondering what other people's experiences were like!

Is your favorite still around? Are they still the same, or did they "change directions under new management?"

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[–] MrZee@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ambrosia probably provided me the most hours of gaming entertainment over the 90s. They published Mac software and, if I remember correctly, most of their games were shareware and the non-paid versions were pretty well featured.

I wonder how many hundreds of hours I played Escape Velocity and Escape Velocity Override. Those were some absolutely amazing games and they supported plugins (mods) and had a thriving mod community.

For the 90s mac users, you’ll probably recognize a lot of their games (listed on the Wikipedia page). Here are some from the 90s that stand out to me:

Maelstrom

Chiral

Apeiron

Swoop

Barrack

Escape Velocity

Avara

Bubble Trouble

Harry the Handsome Executive

Mars Rising

EV Override

Ares

Escape Velocity Nova

[–] guyrocket@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Atari, Activision
You kids GTFO my lawn!

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

Gen X/Old Millennials represent!

[–] SharkAttak@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Or I'll throw my cassette tapes at you!

SSI for Dark Sun. They merged into Mindscape which then dissolved according to Wikipedia.

Quintet for the Soul Blazer/Terranigma/Illusion of Gaia trilogy. They just kinda disappeared in the early 2000s.

[–] dewritoninja@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago

I'm surprised no one has said thq. They had so many bangers

[–] Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Treasure! Dynamite Headdy, Gunstar Heroes. Bangai O. Not to mention the shmups. Damn they made some amazing games with super cool mechanics. Last I checked, they made a few anime tie-in games or something in the 2010s, but nothing since then.

[–] NaoPb@eviltoast.org 1 points 1 year ago

DMA Design and Stainless Studios.

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